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...so I pulled up next to it and held it's speed, I'm thinking this is soo cool, two Z's driving side by side. I look over to see if the driver noticed (which I'm sure he has)....
...AND IT'S AN ELDERLY WOMAN!!! LOL. I thought it was hilarious. I'm thinking, yeah, all the cool people drive Z's, this must be another fellow Z'er, yeah, and whaddaya know? The lady looked like my grandma! I think I might have scared her, because she slowed down (we were only going 60mph) and took the next exit!! Ooops! Sorry for the misunderstanding!
1980 280zx w/L28ET MSnS-Extra, framerails are toast...
1982 280zx...newest acquisition...
1983 Maxima - just sits in the driveway these days...
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hahahaha i did the same thing the other day when i was driving my titan but it was an old lady in a z31. she must not of liked my looking down on her.
76 280 all stock exept full bushings,qwuik knuckles,tokico struts&springs,3-2 header,k&n cai,msa sway bars,konig rewinds with toyo proxis ra1.
78 rust bucket. (4 sale!)
2000 v-dub mk4 jetta vr6
2005 titan 4x4 with nismo cai,banks exhus
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I've had a few of those with Z32's pulling up next to me. I'm always pleased when they recognize my car as a Z (280z), shows they know something about the heritage of the car they're driving.
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'76 280Z w/Shaved Head and Illuminas
'83 280zxt w/RUST
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i get that alot with 350z owners, i pull up to the side and its ALWAYS old people in em..
73' 240z: F54 4.2L, OS Giken LY DOHC Crossflow head, 17:3comp.ratio, N33, Tripple SU's, T10 Hybrid Draw-Through TT @ 47pds, Roots&Centrifugal Type supercharger, 3-2-1 headers, Centerforce 4 clutch, 6oz flywheel, R300 differential, Super-Hicas
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"i get that alot with 350z owners, i pull up to the side and its ALWAYS old people in em.."
With age comes wisdom. Better than some kid that doesn't even know that they made Zs before his.
'1996 Black NA 2+0
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u are correct
73' 240z: F54 4.2L, OS Giken LY DOHC Crossflow head, 17:3comp.ratio, N33, Tripple SU's, T10 Hybrid Draw-Through TT @ 47pds, Roots&Centrifugal Type supercharger, 3-2-1 headers, Centerforce 4 clutch, 6oz flywheel, R300 differential, Super-Hicas
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some old guys drive zx s too.
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1980 280ZX coupe
2001 maxima
1994 F150 4x4 van works custom truck
170000 and never needed mech repairs
1996 ford explorer -they cant all be good
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Funny,because when i got my 1971 240Z running,i took it out on the first drive,and almost immediately had a black 280Z driving beside me,so we tried to match each other's speed and drove down and up a long hill to the nearest stoplight,and when we both stopped at the light ,side by side to each other,in the other car was indeed an older gentelman,who i later found out was Lenny,our club's president.When you take your Z out for a drive for the first time ,and the first Z you see belongs to a Z-club president,YOU KNOW IT'S A GOOD SIGN,SORTA LIKE,"YOU'VE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION"TYPE FEELING
1971 "Series One" 240z,L28 n42/n42 flattops.primered,work in progress,Tokico Iluminas,Eibach Pro-Kit,1" front swaybar more to come..
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When I'm out and about in my Z, I try to pull up to every Z I see. I find the 1st 2nd and 3rd gens know what about the heritage, but a lot of the ones driving the 350's don't even look over or recognize a 1st gen. I do have some friends that have the 350's that always ask me about the 240 and wanna see the progress. It's like going back in time for them. I remember when...! I remember this...!
1970-numbers matching-Slow restoration! Temporary(78-L28, 78-5, 3.54, 6-1) XR700, Hi6s, Poly-U
1970-no matching numbers Work in progress
1973-parts car rust bucket
1993-F150 modified 4.9L inline6, 311k, chip, cam, 3in hiflo cat, lowered 3/5, sway bar
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ocassionaly come up next to other z's but usually its newer ones. get alot of thumbs up from older people and the young people always seem to motion to spin the tires.
Post Edited (Sep 29, 4:45am)
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The reason you see older guys driving them is because they are the ones with enough money to either buy a 350 or to restore the older ones. Check out the drivers of new vettes, BMW Z cars etc.
Steven Archuleta
1977 280Z Coupe (Metalic Blue)
2004 RX8
1999 Tracker (Red)
Previous project car: 1975 Triumph TR-6
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steven, youy have family in the east bay area california?
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Don't be talking about my momma. heheheh She was 60 when she bought a brand new '79 ZX 5speed from Dixie Nissan. The bag boys' jaws would drop at the grocery stores when they rolled out her cart. She drove it ten trouble free years. Maybe because I was the only one that touched it.
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Skyhook? U gota be an aussie with that name, unless a coincidence...
Jukebox in Siberia? haha...
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First time i ever drove my Z I saw a yellow 280z on 8 mile and we drove next to eachother for awhile.
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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Was it Eminem?
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....need to remember that you didn't invent the Z car. We "elders" were around when the first 240s stormed this country's shores and still remember what a fun, reasonably priced, fun (did I already say that?) car they were/are!
I wave at ALL Zs, especially the ones driven by young lovelies. You're right, many of the 350 drivers haven't figured out WTF yet.
Love of a car is NOT age dependent. Picked up my fifth grade granddaughter from school today in the ZX. (She'd rather ride in the 240, but I don't like to drive it in the school traffic--too many soccer moms in SUVs yakking on their cells.) One of her male classmates hollered "nice car!" at me. So, young or old, love of the Z is ageless!
Geez, next you'll be implying that "elders" no longer have a sex life!
Good thread!
Jim
JR in Tulsa (4EVER Z)
73 240Z - L28, Triple Miks, 5 speed, 3.9.
83 stock 280ZX
Chaos, panic, and disorder---my work here is done!
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I totally agree. I get compliments all the time from people about my car.
My favorite conversation always goes like this:
Stranger: "Hey, what kind of car is that?"
Me: "It's a 1990 Nissan 300zx"
Stranger: "Sorry, I thought you said 1990"
Me: "Yep, that's what I said"
Stranger: "Wow, nice car"
Gotta love the very forward design of the Z32.
People who don't know any better always think it's a lot newer than it is.
That being said, I would LOVE to own a clean 240 some day.
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1990 300zx NA
- Custom Exhaust
- JWT Pop Charger
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Blue -
I did not give you permission to use my picture.
All you young wipersnappers with your fast women and your boomidy boom boom music.
Ed and Jeanne's
ZXelda 1981 280 ZXT: ZXena 1990 300 ZX
1941 Buick Special Sedanette (Betty)
1956 Dodge Royal (Dorothy)
1971 Buick Riviera (Rita)
1975 Ford F-150 Stepside (Fiona)
1992 Firebird (Frieda)
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all i wanna do is zooma zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom.
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'05 350Z Chrome Silver Touring
'73 240Z
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No it was not eminem... he was black
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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i love this conversation,
Random guy) Is that a mustang
Me) I turn around and start walking to my car shaking my head and about five people heard him ask and they were my friends and they told him it was 300zx(z31) so he was quite embarssed.
That was only once but i couldnt believe it.
The ones i get on a regular basis are guys that say,
I use to own a 240Z,260,280 it was a fun car
Me) Yeah my Z31 is fun
and that happends when filling up for gas most of the time
Naturally aspirated 300zx made in 1984 2+2